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Outgoing PM calls for peaceful and prompt transition of power
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
I doubt that it's Prayut with his foot on the brakes at the moment. No substantial reason for him to cling on once the new PM & Cabinet are nominated. Anything he decides now as acting PM has neither credibility nor staying-power. Which I suspect he well understands. -
Senator Submits Evidence on Pita’s ITV Shares to EC
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Where's an asteroid extinction event when you need one? -
Old age pension maybe lowered back to 65!
mfd101 replied to georgegeorgia's topic in Australia & Oceania Topics and Events
Mmmm, well when it comes to retirement age it could just be that the Aussies still know how to count and the French don't. -
Bangkok community demands expulsion of disrespectful teacher
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Face/status - the all-important ingredients in a rigidly hierarchical society. -
Old age pension maybe lowered back to 65!
mfd101 replied to georgegeorgia's topic in Australia & Oceania Topics and Events
Meanwhile on the other side of the world in a country with a long history of authoritarian centralism & welfarism-gone-mad, the French are rioting in the streets because the government wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. -
At this stage it looks like the Ukrainian Blitzkrieg will follow rather than precede a Russian collapse.
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Interesting use of the word 'democratic' in the phrase "the democratic regime of government" ...
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Anutin Rules Out Possibility Of Minority Govt
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Virtuous after the fact. Better late than never, I guess. -
My b/f told me back in 2011-2012 period - when he was doing his conscription service - that, when ORDERED by the officers to vote Yellow in whatever national election it was, "We poor Isaan boys knew what was what and we all voted Red". A lesson there on preparatory work to be done by MF & other progressives if mass protests are likely ...
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Ukrainian joke, as reported in Le Monde: 2021: Russian army second in the world 2022: Russian army second in Ukraine 2023: Russian army second in Russia
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The obvious question is: What's in it? What chemicals? minerals? manufactured vitamins? sugars? sodium? soy? MSG? ... Yeah, right, sounds really healthy.
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Only in Thailand (or any other Third World country). Attending school is like visiting the Titanic.
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Wat Arun is structurally safe, despite slight tilting of mondop
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
Yes, adventurous people could visit Bangkok instead of the 'Titanic'. -
Bangkok warned of quake risks for pre-2007 buildings amid Myanmar tremors
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
The main fault line in Thailand passes through the Office for Enforcing Building Codes. -
Yes but it'll take a lot of time to achieve that - digging, considering, answering dinosaur wails, deciding ...
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But that would mean that thousands upon thousands of bureaucrats would be out of a job. And those that remained would be terribly overworked ...
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Move Forward and the double-edged sword of ‘orange fandom’
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Let's look on the dark side (so we can only be pleasantly surprised): (1) MF will disappoint its supporters because it won't be able to implement even 10% of what it wants to do (2) MF's opponents will still be unhappy because they hate the thought of MF being in power for even 1 day. -
Move Forward and the double-edged sword of ‘orange fandom’
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
The particular example mentioned above is understandable but - in general - political leaders should be able to shape and move the expectations & understandings of their followers. It's called leadership, not well-known - except in a negative way - in this country. -
MFP to Seek Closure of Anti-Fake News Center
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News Headlines
All good as to intentions. The doing of it will be long-term and hard, requiring plenty of tech-savvy officials. We can only cheer them on. -
Thai children losing out on height due to too little milk
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
(1) So where does lactose intolerance (supposed to be high in Asia) fit in to the good doctor's propaganda? (My Thai Khmer family watch me in astonishment as I drink milk & apply butter to my toast & yoghurt to a meal.) (2) I read somewhere long ago that height is mostly dictated by the quality & quantity of food in the first 2 or 3 years of life. Examples: Melbourne friends of mine where the 2 boys were breast-fed by their mother for as long as they wanted, which turned out to be age 4. Of course they were then eating other foodstuffs as well but they were happy to come for a suckle from time to time. They are now in their 30s, the older one some 6'3", the younger one 6'6". Second example: a girl in my peasant family here whose slightly dotty mother has been stuffing her with milk and all foods practically from the day she was born. Now at age 8 she towers over her peers, has a very large head & has started her periods ... -
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